Dave Daniel
Role at the time: Sheriff of Josephine County, Oregon, and candidate for re-election
Statement summary
In a Josephine County Sheriff's Office release reported on August 13, 2026, Sheriff Dave Daniel said he asked county legal counsel to send Flock a termination-for-convenience letter, that Flock license plate readers are no longer activated in rural Josephine County, and that the Sheriff's Office contract has ended. Jefferson Public Radio reports he also said the technology has been beneficial in solving crime and that much of the county is not ready or willing to accept it.
“Effective immediately, FLOCK ALPRs are no longer activated in rural Josephine County and the contract with the Sheriff’s Office has ended.”
Why we used this label
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. Daniel says "FLOCK ALPRs are no longer activated in rural Josephine County and the contract with the Sheriff's Office has ended." That stops use of the system and names no replacement. Jefferson Public Radio reports he credited the technology with helping solve crimes and said much of the county is not ready to accept it, so he ends this contract without condemning plate readers as such. That fits Mixed or conditional and Ban or remove. The closest competing label is Condemned, which would fit a statement that the cameras themselves are a harm; his statement credits their benefit.